[Prevalence of noncommunicable diseases and risk factors in rural population of San Luis, Argentina].

The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular risk factors in a rural population in the province of San Luis, Argentina. Cross-sectional study developed between September and November 2017 with 18-year-old inhabitants and more than four towns in the Juan Martín de Pueyrredón department, San Luis. The participants answered questions by self-report on sociodemographic aspects, habits, psychosocial and risk factors for non-communicable diseases; physical measurements, FINDIRSC questionnaire and blood sample extraction were performed.

[Epidemiological study of non-communicable diseases in the rural population of San Luis, Argentina. Methodological aspects].

Objective: to describe the methodological aspects of the first epidemiological study on the profile of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in rural areas of Argentina carried out in 2017.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. The reference population was the inhabitants of 18 years and over from the towns of Beazley, Zanjitas, Alto Pelado and Cazador, Juan M.